Coil spring sag?

[bigJake]

My truck has seen a lot of time off road and I noticed that the front of the truck seems to ride a little lower than it used to. There also is a little bit of negative camber at ride height. Is this common for springs that are beaten on regularly? Also can the camber be adjusted or should I look for some new springs?

[philofab]

My truck has seen a lot of time off road and I noticed that the front of the truck seems to ride a little lower than it used to. There also is a little bit of negative camber at ride height. Is this common for springs that are beaten on regularly? Also can the camber be adjusted or should I look for some new springs?

Pretty common. I get almost two years out of a pair of coil springs. Camber can be adjusted.... to a point.

[bigJake]

thanks Philo. I guess i will start looking for new springs

[hobbyturnedobsession]

I've got a pair of deaver coils for sale that aren't even really broken in if your interested.

[bigJake]

Would the deaver coils be too tall for my setup? (stock coil buckets)

[hobbyturnedobsession]

They worked in mine whatre you running?

[bigJake]

I have a four inch drop bracket lift. I thought the deavers are 5.5".

[hobbyturnedobsession]

When I had my stock buckets I ran my beams off the lower hole for the 6" lift. It worked great for me. Plus they sit within an inch of a 4" coil. If I remember theyre a 300 at height to a 550 but I could be wrong. Someone want to give some input?

[Conversekidz]

I have gotten crazy sag on my deaver coils to the point where I am wondering if I had a bad set or just too hard on them (have less than 2000 miles on it, and the front keeps dropping). When I first installed them, I used the 6" hole and my tires where like this \--/ after about 500 miles my tires settled down to |--|. After a hard wheeling trip, my tires where cambered like crazy /--\ <it actually looked like that when looking at the front of the truck.

Dropped them down to the 4" hole, and i still have a slight /--\ on the front, going to have it aligned again (thank god for lifetime alignments) and see if i can get it corrected.

I have the matching rear leafs and I swear my rear is sitting a good 2" higher than the front.

Just my experience with the Deaver coils.

[Polarcub]

I have had no greater settling with the deavers than i have had with any of the others, all coils will sag after lots of use. Some get more time out of them than others but its pretty common for them to need replacing after about a year of hard use. I get 2-3 years out of a set depending how much I am home and get out.

The deavers because they are softer sit very close to the +4 springs in fact with regards to where they sit with those they are about the same. They are a great spring IMO

[RyanDS650X]

Good info, im going to give the deaver coils a shot when i get home. I have the Rancho 4" and they are pretty stiff. Do you think i shoud adjust my limit straps for allow for more droop, Jeremy?

[Polarcub]

Good info, im going to give the deaver coils a shot when i get home. I have the Rancho 4" and they are pretty stiff. Do you think i shoud adjust my limit straps for allow for more droop, Jeremy?

The best way to decide that is to check where your at when you put the new ones in, if your springs are the limiting factor and everything cycles out then go for it just be sure to check for axleshaft bind at full droop. Likely your shock length will be the limiting factor so I suspect you wont need to make strap changes with swapping springs.